Hi, my name is Melissa and I force this forum while I was exploring around on Google maps contributing. I have a few questions because I have been reading posts and still a bit confused on a couple things.
Meet- Ups. How do I find one in my area?
Is this the connect forum where everyone can connect together ?
Sorry if the answers are already posted I just couldn’t find them.
Hi Melissa, glad that you found the Connect forum. It’s a fun place to meet and connect with other like-minded people from around the world.
If you’re interested in finding a meet-up, go to the meet-ups page and scroll to the bottom. There you’ll see a link for finding meet-ups in your area or elsewhere, and also for hosting meet-ups if you so choose.
Have fun exploring the forum and connecting with other local guides!
“Welcome to the only official online community forum for Local Guides: Connect. Connect is a place for members of the Local Guides program around the world to share their experiences and to connect with other Local Guides in a single place.”
This is the first of the information that you will find in “14 helpful tips for using Connect” - The post will give you a full and detailed introduction about The community. So definitely YES, you are in the right place.
no need to sorry and very welcome on Connect, yes this is our “cafe” where we can share our experience and “connect” to each other in the big worldwide Local Guides family we are.
Thank you for sharing and reaching out. It’s great that you want to connect with other Local Guides from your area. What I’d suggest is that you search in Connect for mentions of your area or any other cities nearby, to find posts that have that name in the title, body of the post, or the location tag. Feel free to jump into these conversations, engage with the Local Guides near you, and plan a meet-up. You can organize your meet-up on our Meet-up platform. Once your meet-up is approved, it will automatically appear as a post in the Meet-ups topic section for other Local Guides to participate.
Here is more information that may be helpful, especially if it’s your first time hosting:
@Mmhickok we are glad to have you on Connect. Feel free to share your Local Guide experience here and make new friends around the world. Tell us about your city, the best parks, cafe, malls, family friendly places and tourist attractions.
Looking forward to seeing you more of your contributions here.